Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:2500 – A. The judges of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans and their clerks and court reporters may administer oaths and the judges may compel witnesses to appear and testify.
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:2500
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
A. The judges of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans and their clerks and court reporters may administer oaths and the judges may compel witnesses to appear and testify.
B. The court shall possess inherently all powers necessary for the exercise of its jurisdiction and the enforcement of its lawful orders including the authority to issue such writs and orders as may become necessary and the court has the power to punish for contempt, as provided in Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 20 through 25 as the same may from time to time be amended, which articles define contempt and prescribe the penalties therefor.
C. Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 304, §2.
Amended by Acts 1978, No. 760, §1, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1979, No. 268, §1, eff. July 10, 1979; Acts 1992, No. 1070, §1; Acts 2004, No. 834, §1, eff. July 12, 2004; Acts 2014, No. 845, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; Acts 2023, No. 304, §2.